L. _Ful_. This is strange!--bring them up-- [_Exit Servant_.
Who can it be, at this odd time of neither Night nor Day?
_Enter_ Leticia, Bellmour, _and_ Phillis.
_Let_. Madam, your Virtue, Charity and Friendship to me, has made me
trespass on you for my Life’s security, and beg you will protect me, and
my Husband-- [_Points at_ Bellmour.
Sir _Cau_. So, here’s another sad Catastrophe!
L. _Ful_. Hah--does _Bellmour_ live? is’t possible?
Believe me, Sir, you ever had my Wishes;
And shall not fail of my Protection now.
_Bel_. I humbly thank your Ladyship.
_Gay_. I’m glad thou hast her, _Harry_; but doubt thou durst not own her;
nay dar’st not own thy self.
_Bel_. Yes, Friend, I have my Pardon--
But hark, I think we are pursu’d already--
But now I fear no force.
[_A noise of some body coming in_.
L. _Ful_. However, step into my Bed-chamber.
[_Exeunt_ Leticia, Gayman _and_ Phillis.
_Enter Sir_ Feeble _in an Antick manner_.
Sir _Feeb_. Hell shall not hold thee--nor vast Mountains cover thee, but
I will find thee out--and lash thy filthy and Adulterous Carcase.
[_Coming up in a menacing manner to Sir _Cau.
Sir _Cau_. How--lash my filthy Carcase?--I defy thee, Satan--
Sir _Feeb_. ‘Twas thus he said.
Sir _Cau_. Let who’s will say it, he lies in’s Throat.
Sir _Feeb_. How, the Ghostly--hush--have a care--for ‘twas the Ghost of
_Bellmour_--Oh! hide that bleeding Wound, it chills my Soul!--
[_Runs to the Lady_ Fulbank.
L. _Ful_. What bleeding Wound?--Heavens, are you frantick, Sir?
Sir _Feeb_. No--but for want of rest, I shall e’er Morning. [_Weeps_.
--She’s gone--she’s gone--she’s gone-- [_He weeps_.
Sir _Cau_. Ay, ay, she’s gone, she’s gone indeed.
[_Sir_ Cau. _weeps_.
Sir _Feeb_. But let her go, so I may never see that dreadful Vision
--harkye, Sir--a word in your Ear--have a care of marrying a young Wife.
Sir _Cau_. Ay, but I have married one already. [_Weeping_.
Sir _Feeb_. Hast thou? Divorce her--flie her, quick--depart--be gone,
she’ll cuckold thee--and still she’ll cuckold thee.
Sir _Cau_. Ay, Brother, but whose fault was that?--Why, are not you
married?
Sir _Feeb_. Mum--no words on’t, unless you’ll have the Ghost about your
Ears; part with your Wife, I say, or else the Devil will part ye.
L. _Ful_. Pray go to Bed, Sir.
Sir _Feeb_. Yes, for I shall sleep now, I shall lie alone; [_Weeps_.
Ah, Fool, old dull besotted Fool--to think she’d love me--’twas by base
means I gain’d her--cozen’d an honest Gentleman of Fame and Life--
L. _Ful_. You did so, Sir, but ‘tis not past Redress--you may make that
honest Gentleman amends.
Sir _Feeb_. Oh, wou’d I could, so I gave half my Estate--
L. _Ful_. That Penitence atones with him and Heaven.--Come forth,
_Leticia_, and your injur’d Ghost.
_Enter_ Leticia, Bellmour, _and_ Phillis.
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